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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-08
PlrH AND POINT.

More women than men marry for
money, because more men have money.
-Phiiadeiphia call.
The "jumping-off place" in this
country is now definitely fixed as Nj
agara. .-Bu6a,o Commercial Advertiser.
"A Maine minister was recently treed
by bear and kept there for an hour.
He says he will never preach long
sermon again in his life.-Burlington
Free Press.
English millners are said to have
discovered way of making bonnets OF
tissue paper so that the bonnet itself
will not cost over ten cents, the remain
ing twenty dollars going for trimming.
as usual. On,hda World.
There is a strong suspicion afloat
out West that the reason Bartholdi
made his statue bareheaded is because
to put hat on her of the present FASH
ion would make her about three hum
dred feet higher.-St. Paul Herald.
Here, waiter" said hotel guest,
handing him large baked potato as
damp inside as swamp, "what makes
this so soggyp" dunno, sab. Reckon
hit am on account of hits size, sah."
P. S.-Diagrams furnished on applica-.
ton to the clerk. Washington Critic.
Bad for Fizzletop.-Father-You
are bad boy. Johnny-No, I
amt. "Yes, you are, and if you give
me any more of your impudence I'll
punish you severely. I'll tell your sis
ter to play the piano for you" Johnny
promised to beh ave himself henceforth.
-Teras sJlings.
Gentleman Ito wife, after leaving
restauranD-The waiter seemed very
grateful for the liberal tip gave him.
Wife (sententiously)-Very. Gentle
man-Did you overhear what he whis-
pered to the waiter at the adjoining
table? Wife-Yes, part of it. Gentle
man-What was itp Wife-Something
about fools and their money being soon
parted.-M Y. Sun.
"A Gentle Hint.-He had been court
ing her long time, so long that she
began to get tired; so one night she
said to him: John, who is the author
of the phrase, Man proposesp'' I'm
sure don't know" answered John.
"Why do you ask?" "Oh, 1 merely
wanted to know who he was" "For
what reasonp" because I guess he
didn't know what he was talking
about" Five minutes later the we'd
ding day was set.-M Y. Ledger,
-"Yes, SIR" said Jones, "women
are awfully curious" "When did you
make the discovery" inquired Brown.
30, I've always held that opinion, was
the reply, "but have now demonstrate
ed the fact" "How SOP" "Why, you
see, Thompson knows all about that
Smith scandal, and wanted him to tell
me about it. He wouldn't though Iof-
fered him alive dollars bill. When I
told my wife about it tonight she al
most cried, and wanted to know why I
didn't offer ten dollars" Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
"Better whistle than whine," writes
CHEEKY philosopher, tellinggood things
to boys. Still we can hardly agree with
him. Last year the room next our own
was occupied by fourteen-year-old
boy who was just learning to whistle
and practiced eight hours day on the
first half of Seeing Nellie Home" 1t
used to be great comfort when the
man further down the hall-a large,
strong, irascible angel he was-would
break in and choke the boy and make
him whine for change. BY the way,
good whistler never whistles where
you can hear him, except by request -
| Burdette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-08
EARLY CONVENT LIFE.
The Six Functions Laid Down by the Abe.
lard Code in the Eleventh Century.

The Six Functions Laid Down by the Abe
lard Code In the Eleventh Century.
According to the code of Abelard the
convent was divided into six functions.
all alike subject to the direction of the
Abbess. The sacristan was RESPONSE
BILE for the convent treasury; she kept
the keys, and had the care of the church
plate and sacred vessels; and it was her
duty to set the virgin sisters to prepare
the waters for the Host, which must not
be made by widows. The chantress
taught singing and reading. had care of
the choir and of the library, to which,
she was expected to add by copying and.
Illuminating manuscripts. The head Of
the infirmary had charge of the sick,
Another sister was mistress of the ward,
robe, and responsible not only for all
the spinning, weaving and sewing nee
essary for the convent, but also for
the tanning and cobbling. The
cellarer had in her charge
the wines for the altar and the sick, the
provisioning of the table, and the man
agement of whatever the convent pos
sessed in orchards and garden land,
flocks and herds and hives, trout
streams and mills. Lastly, the door,
keeper, who was especially chosen for
courteous manners, judgment and trust
worthiness, was responsible for the keep
ing of the gate, the entertainment of
guests and the distribution of hospital
ity. Life in the convent was not hard,
but monotOnous, eventleSs beyond
description-a perpetual alienation Of
broken sleep, repeated tasks and prayer.
In the middle of the night the sisters
rose for mathis, and the Office over.
trooped back through the darkness to
the dormitory. There they slept till
lauds, which were sung at the break of
day. In summer, when lauds were
early, the sisters slept again till prime.
Atprime they left the dormitory, having
first washed their hands, and TAX
ing their books repaired to
the cloister to read and sing
until the Office should begin. Service
over, they all assembled in the chapter
house, where a lesson out of the Mar
tyrology was read to them and ex-
pounded. On leaving the chapter each
nun was sent to fulfil her allotted task
singing or sewing, nursing or baking
until the hour of Tierce, when mass
was said. They then resumed their
work till noon, the sixth hour, which
was the convent dinner time, except on
fast days, when it was postponed till
nones, or in Lent, when nothing was
eaten till after vespers at four. Tho
convent fare was simple and spare.
Save for the sick, no wine; stale bread
of coarse flour; roots and greens, and,
at discretion of the Abbess, portion Of
unfavored meat on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Sundays. From the autumn
equinox till Easter, on account of the
shortness of the days, this one meal was
considered sufficient for all save the ina
frm.-Fortnightly Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-08
An Odd Looking Harp.

Sam Ritchie, granger from Orion
creek, was in Austin last week and
called on friend at the Brunswick
Hotel. AS they walked past the parlor,
II lady was observed pounding on the
piano.
"What is she playingp" asked the
granger.
"She is playing tho "Iarp that Once
Through Tara's Halls"
$50 1t is harp that she is playingP
Dang my buttons If it don't sound like
q piano, 1t looks like one. too ~
leras SJtinos.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-08

lOtul .<DOO
The quantity secreted by horse or
an OK, in which animals these fluids are
produced more copiously than in any
others, has not been determined for OBJ
vious reasons, but it must be several
several times larger than the human Sc
cretions. All this goes to show the alb
solute and indispensable necessity for
an adequate supply of salt as food
not us condiment or q relish to the
food, but as necessary aliment, without
which animals can not perform their
functions of digestion and nutrition
and make healthful and satisfactory
growth.
But it is also proper to make some
computation of the discharge of this
substance from the system in the waste
matter excreted. The animal system
is in constant course of destruction
and renewal. A man of 140 pounds
weight discharges in all the excreted
matter II pounds every "a hours,
that is, the whole body requires COM
plete renewal every 20 days,
and an absorption of II pounds daily
of various matters. An OK or a
horse performing the same vital func-
tions requires proportionate supply to
make up its proportionate waste. So
that as large quantity of salt is thrown
off in this waste every day, an equal
amount must be supplied to restore the
lo,,1 faH that a n nv
or COW requires 2 ounces of salt daily
to replenish the system; horse needs
II ounces and n sheep l dram. This
is in addition to that which is naturally
contained in the food.
How seldom does any farmer provide
his animals with this Indispensable ar
ticle of food? How much disorder of the
digestive functions may be and is due
to this neglect? Nearly all the ailments
of farm animals are produced by dis
turbances of the digestive organs. Is it
not just and reasonable to assume that
the absence of this Indispensable salt is
the cause of much of this disease and
the loss of thousands Of animals for
want of a necessary part OF their nutri-
mentp
But salt given in excess is an acrid
poison, producing corrosion of the gas
trio membranes and quick death. 1t is
therefore to be given with the food in
regular and safe proportions; or if given
alone should be given daily in the need
ed quantity as above mentioned. Our
horses and cows have their supply given
daily in their food, and the salt barrel
stands by the feed box so that it is not
forgotten, and this we consider the best
and safest method.-N Y. Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-08
SALT FOR CATTLE.
It's Absence From tho Food Supply tho
Cause of Mnny Digestive Ailments.

C..,.. ~ ,1,n,, p,r,..;,.o A,,,,,,,,.
Inc term Iood lncludes any substance
that is used for the nutrition of animals.
If we consider food in this light we
must then include water, for 75 per
cent. of the body of an animal consists
of this fluid. and salt from this sub
stance enterS largely lntO tne compost
tion of nm animal. The following
=, ~. ,.o
tdDlc gives lllc VI SulU \SOttlulil
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-08

-Egotism is man without collar
. gold-headed cans. Exchange
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
What Men Call Business.

Brokers' Wlfe-My dear. Johnny
needs a new par of shoes.
Prominent Broker chastity reading a
telegram)-He'll have to wait Things
look very pan cky.
"Mercy! Is there a war in prospect"
Worse"
"iave all the crops failedP"
Worse; little things Ike that can be
foreseen and provided against We may
60 tramping through the streets begg.
ing bread before the week is over"
Horrors! What's the matterp"
"ln spite of the doctors orders Jay
Gould has just eaten cucumber. -
Omaha World.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
An Earthquake Lawsuit.

A curious law case, which has arisen
out OF the recent earthquake at Diano
Marine, will shortly be decided before
an Italian court Two adjoining
houses at Dano Marine belonging to
two different families were DESTROYED
by the earthquake, and the inhabitants
were all killed. When the ruins and
corpses were removed, the sum Of 2OO,-
600 francs in gold and bank notes was
found among the debris. As it was
impossible to ascertain TO which house
the money belonged. and as no mem.
Der of either family was saved to de.
ode the matter, the surviving relatives
have brought their case before the
judges, whose decision is expected in
Italy with much interest. Pal Mai
Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
A Railway Ride.

While ride, while ride,
While past field and village glide,
Streaming goes my hearts desire
Like back blown flame Of fire
Longing ever to abide
Far behind me " bile ! ride.
. my Queen, O nv Gu cen,
Canst thou feel that flame unseen,
Flame not hurting though 1t burns,
Flame that homeward still retur ms,
Growing ever, eager. keen,
To thee rushing, o my Queen'
Dost thou know, dost thou know,
What IL is that warns thee so,
Bids thee be Of happy cheer,
Lifts thee into heavenly sphere,
Makes thee every fear forego
In my abse nce-dost thou knowi
II shall burn, II shall burn,
Till its master doth return,
Nor shall then its glowings cease
But forevermore, 10 peace.
Fed from an exh sustless urn
BY good angels II shall burn.
While ride. while ride,
While DER railway swiftly glide,
On the wheels whose rhythmic beat
Sets itself TO music sweet,
This, the song Of loving pride,
Sung within me while ride.
H. s.. Sutto,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
Dramshops for Mourners.

A San Francisco man greatly pleased
the good people of Healdsburg by buy
ing lot in their cemetery. This pre-
ference nearly started a boom in grave
yard property, until it was discovered
that the stranger intended to start a
liquor saloon on his lot.--Aha Calyor.
MIA.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
"rho Good Old Tines"

! We often hear Of the 'sgood old days OF
yore." Why deprive our children of the
enjoyment Of those old daysS Why not
pass law forbidding steamboats, from
blowing the waters, railroads from run
ming on. land, telegraphs from sending
messages, telephones from being used; all
furnaces, steam heaters, etc., to be taken
out of houses and other buildings; all
CRATES for burning coal to be taken out,
all stoves to be melted for old iron, all
water works in cities to be left empty; the
use Of all gas and other illuminators, ex-
cept dipped tallow candles, to be disused,
and really go back to the 'sgood old
times, say for FIVE years. Then, II at
midnight on cold, stormy night, doc
tor Is wanted, he must be sent for instead
Of telephoning for him. II one wished to
send message to distance, instead Of
telegraphing he must write a letter and
send it by stages to its distant place, and
wait patiently for days or weeks for the
usWer.
I When one goes home on q freezing night
he can sit by wood fire, roasting on one
side while freezing tho other, and reading
by the dim light Of q tallow dip, instead
Of the sblaze OF a..gaslight or the more
agreeable light of Kerosene, If he,nnder-'
takes q, jou1 10y, instead d.Dt getting into
the cars and going where he wishes, tho
best he can do Is to take stage ct four
times the cost and ten times tho discom-
fort Of the cars. Let these and other mod
,ern improvements be forbidden and s'good
old days" DO brought back, how long
would it be- before an extra session Of the
legislature would be demanded to knock
s.the good old days'' into splntcrs, and to
restore the much better modern days
which we now enjoy and for which we
ought TO be most devoutly THANKFUL
Bridgeport Sentinel
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
Bnrnod Clay for Ballast.

4 The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Is
laying down largo quantities Of burned clay
!. ballast on it's Iowa lines, having put in
some forty miles in ten-mile sections, be-
sides q largo quantity during the latter
part Of this season. It is said to give ex-
9 cellent results, and 1t is certainly not very
expensive nor troublesome to burn, when
the clay is at hand and other ballasting
material Is not. The Union Pacific, the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha and the Hannibal and St. Joseph
roads have also used considerable quanti-
ties of it......,.-..-....-.. it. .......-..----.,-
TO prepare the ballast, the soil is
stripped off for a length of 300 to 1000
feet-whatever length of train for loading
is desired-and fire started with kin
ding. On this mixture Of slack and
pea coal is sprinkled, then thin layer Of
clay, two to three inches thick, then an
other good sprin,kling of coal, then more
clay, and 30 on indefinitely, in the proper
ton Of about one ton Of coal to eight cubic
yards OF ballast When fully burned the
pile Is about eight feet high and twenty to
thirty feet wide, and from four to five
months are consumed in burning 1t, a
small gang of men being on hand con-
stantly to feed the pile. One gang will
ordinarily burn from $4,000 to $4,000
cubic yards at once, and its cost on the
cars at the pits is about eighty cents per
cubic yard. After the first rain the bal
last is not dusty and 1t does not crumble
Boston Transcript.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
CLEVER FORM OF PUZZLE.
Familiar Examples Of the Anagram.
Several Very slsillful Transpositions.

Familiar Examples Of the Anagram.
Several Very skillful Transpositions.
The anagram is one CT the most enter.
tanning and clever forms of puzzle, and
much Ingenuity has been displayed in the
past by literary dabsters, who seemed to
find in its construction source Of much
diversion. Some Of the most familiar ex.
amples are revolution transformed into
ITO love ruin;" ''telegraphs'' 'sgreat
helps" and ''penitentiary," "Nay, I re.
pent it." To so arrange the letters as to
form complete sentence and, at the same
time, relate to the subject in hand, re-
quires peculiar aptness and a. mind
alive to the slightest suggestion afforded
in arranging the letters. =..=.=..
Several years ago London journal
published o list, of anagrams from their
readers which attracted much attention
bv their completeness and dircctness OF
l.nish. This cleYerness is, we believe, by
no means confined to the English public,
as several of these collected from various
publications OIL this side Of tho water will
give ample evidence One writer laments
the shortsightedness Of George Alfred
Townsend's parents in not endowing his
name with On extra A. Had they fore
seen his future, however, and knew that
such step could be instrumental in con-
yerting his title into "Great Cleaner Of
Odd News' they would unquestionably
have made tho addition without the slight
est dissent. No less neat is the complete
transposition of Beaconsflcld into II faced
nobles."
Some time back Tho Baltimore Sunday
News offered I its puzzle department. q
prizo for the best anagram on "The Tele-
graph Monopoly" The competition was
spirited, and out Of many very creditable
efforts the following took the prizc, 1.-THE
People Got Only Harm" which Is not too
late to be admitted in tho present investi-
cation now under way ct Washington.
Strangely enough the Identical anagram
was submitted by two persons, who,
through fatal truth or blind chance, had
struck the same result.
'The Present Fight Of the Great Rail
roads, has un6,r skillful management
been metamorpht into IA Rare Fight!
Swear On; Let tho Rates Drop" ~
Z" 'sThe Grand Army Of the Republics
Decoration Day. has attingly been shaped
1ugO3 SOulC, o0 P1Vy u S<AtAiAo f@oA ->A~e-NN
blue and gray And very pretty
arrangement it Is indeed.
Tho best, however, and what was prob
ably one of the most difficult to construct,
found being from "The assassination OF
President Abraham Lincoln. What
could have been more complete in its fidel-
ity than IA past sensation chills me, or o
flend shot in barn."
Cornelius Vanderbilt's name, five years
ago, was transformed into "On Curb
Dealt in Silver" A moro astute party
answered it with Vanderbilt Rules
iCoiny" which Is as clover, II not more 80,
than che first, being as well a complete
anagram.
"The Leaning Tower Of Pisa" under
,skillful workmanship, has appeared as
,."sWhat Foreign Stone Pilc''; Sir Bull
wer Lytton as sttBull's Tony Writer, /" and
ssThe Merry Wives of Windsor show
elbow Women Serve Dirty Sir F."-New
York Graphic.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
FrIinooln,s I.etter to Hooker

President Lincoln used to write long
letters to his military commander and
copy them himself. Just after Gen. Joe
had taken command of the Army
s6f the Potomac letter was penned, and
while the president yet retained it in his
possession an intimate tiend shappened to
be inshis cabinet one. night and the presi-
dent read it TO him, remarking: II shall
not read this to anybody else, but I want
to know how 1t strikes you" During the
following April or May, while the Army
Of the Potomac lay opposite Frederfcks-
burg, this friend accompanied the presi-
dentrt~ Gen. Hooker's headquarters on q
visit: One night Gen. Hooker, alone in
his tent with this gentleman, said: THE
president says that; he showed you this
!, letter, '',and he then took out that docu-
'inent, which was closely written on q
sheet of letter paper. The tears stood in
the generals bright blue eyes as he added
"It is such q letter as o father might have
written to his son. And yet it hurt me. u
Then, dashing the water from his eyes, he
said: 'stWhen Lhave been to Richmond
shall have this letter printed" But
...Fighting Joe ,never reached Richmond,
and it was sixteen years before tho lotter,
which sharply criticised him, found its
way into print.-Ben:: Perley Poore In
Boston: Budget =! IL. y tiG
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
Murdercrs on tho scaffold.

I was on duty in tho jail for six years,
and during that time met a great~many
criminals and murderers; the latter were
always pleasant study to me, particu-
iarly the negroes. They are all alike.
Until decision OF the case in the trial
court there Is no change In their manners
orsmorals, bit when. they are once con-
victedN they become Intensely superstitious
and deeply religious. 1t does not matter
whether they get new trial or the case
goes to higher court, or what happens;
once convicted they are changed. They
devote oil their time to study of the
Bible, and stop cursing and using profane
orsvulgar language, and Il syon use it in
their presence they will correct you, and
say that you ought not to do it. They
arc easily worked on by priests, and be-
come SO imbued with the doctrine of the
mercy and forgiveness of Christ that they
do not look upon death with fear. In
fact, 1 believe that by the day Of execu-
tion they want to die; They firmly be-
lieve that just as soon as tho breath leaves
their bodies they will 60 at once to an
eternal life, far happier than the one they
are leaving, and, the sooner they die the
sooner they will enjoy tho pleasures Of
heaven. This is the reason they walk so
firmly, to tho scaffold; and not because
they are given liquor. I'd like to SEQ any
man made so drunk that. he would give
up life as they do, unless he was too drunk
to walk.-Coroner's Clerk in Globe Demo
crot
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
Tho Passenger Was Left.

I. Capt. Selah Dustin, who has COM
+ manded lake craft without number, been
skipper Of q woodward, and encountered q
good deal of rough legal weather during
his stormy career, at one time ran boat
between Detroit and Port Huron. The
captain prided himself on the punctuality
with which the lines were cast off and his
boat left. for its destination. One day,
while waiting for freight preparatory to
plowing the waves in the direction Of Port
Huron, 9 stranger walked On board and
$accosted the captain as follows:
S:.te w hat Time does this boat go3"
St..tAt 8 o'clock sharp"
"Does she go on ti1neS"
''She does-right on time"
The prospective passenger here pulled
out his watch, and exclaimed:,
'sWhy, it's quarter after'9 now"
- Without the slightest perturbation aud
In tone Of drawing placidity, the captain
responded;a ! u
S aaWeu, t n.tAiss boat has been gone
exactly fifteen minutes Then he re-
sumed his supervision Of the loading OF
freight.-Detroit Free Press. -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
Tho Yankees arc Very Smart.


"You have o different lot-of people in
this country from what we have in the
old world" remarked D'Alvinl, the con-
jurer.. -.".You people over here are what
you call smart or 'tly.' Things go down
with an audience in England, France,
Germany or Austria, that won't 60 at oil
in this country. ANY kind Of trick will
please audiences across the water, but you
Americans are so quick at detecting the
transparencies of the magician's feats that
we have to be very careful about what we
work on you and how we do it. Take as
an instance the Vanishing Lady trick.
That created furor in England and
Franco, but in this country, though per-
fectly made by Jasper Bamberg and well
handled by me and others, was dead
failure. Americans saw through it so
quickly that the fun was all spoiled. The
Americans are the quickest, brightest
people in the world. Chicago Herald.